Mangaluru (Karnataka): The Customs officials at the Mangalore International Airport on Tuesday intercepted a passenger and seized 633 grams of smuggled gold worth Rs 25,57,320 from his possession.
The accused, identified as 23-year-old Saifudheen Thekkil Pazhevalappil, is a resident of Kasaragod district from neighbouring Kerala.
"The gold was being smuggled in the form of a paste mixed with gum concealed as 4 capsules in the rectum, " read a press statement released by the Commissioner of Customs, Mangalore.
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The gold was seized under the Customs Act, 1962, and the passenger was arrested and produced before the Court which granted judicial custody of the accused till February 25.
